clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
desperately; for one's dear life
those (near the second person)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to seek a path; to find one's way
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
decision; determination; resolution
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
cookware; cooking utensil
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
matter to be checked or investigated
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways